Sir James Douglas, the First Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, had a hunting lodge which was partly on our property in Metchosin. At the foot of the property down on Taylor Beach is a large glacial erratic, granite rock. In the top of the rock is a bored hole with a rusted pin at the bottom. In the 1850s, this rock served as a mooring spot for Douglas’s ship when he came out from Victoria. If anyone comes across any further information on the hunting lodge I would love to see it. The video clip below of the rock was taken in January, 2022
As you turn left from the parking lot at Taylor beach the first large glacial erratic you encounter is just off shore; 
Walking further down the beach is a larger pointed rock which served as the mooring device. We call it the Sir James Douglas Rock
When walking the dog on the beach one cant help but notice the wide array of kinds of rock . Here are a few examples of the glacial erratics.
